Comments on: Saturday Night wrap-up: Falcons advance with 26-13 win over Ramshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/07/saturday-night-wrap-up-falcons-advance-with-26-13-win-over-rams/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comMon, 19 Mar 2018 12:52:01 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: skawhhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/07/saturday-night-wrap-up-falcons-advance-with-26-13-win-over-rams/#comment-6021859
Thu, 11 Jan 2018 04:07:45 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6021859Rams couldn’t win a single playoff game with the leagues most productive offense and a solid defense? Atlanta’s DB’s are average at best. Did the Rams players think their SB was playing Seattle in the regular season? C’mon Rams you made the NFC West look WEAK!
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Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:41:46 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6017008schmitty2 says:
January 8, 2018 at 10:59 am
seahawkboymike says:
January 7, 2018 at 10:23 am
Thanks for coming Rams. You’re another one-year fluke like the 2015 Cardinals. Prepare to come crashing back to 8-8 reality next year. The Seahawks would have won the division this year even with all the injuries if they just had a league average kicker who make a 38-yard field goal. They will re-take the division next year easily.
Collect your participation trophies on the way out.

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Mon, 08 Jan 2018 15:59:07 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6015845seahawkboymike says:
January 7, 2018 at 10:23 am
Thanks for coming Rams. You’re another one-year fluke like the 2015 Cardinals. Prepare to come crashing back to 8-8 reality next year. The Seahawks would have won the division this year even with all the injuries if they just had a league average kicker who make a 38-yard field goal. They will re-take the division next year easily.
Collect your participation trophies on the way out.

Dec 17th 2017- Rams 42- Seattle-7 played IN Seattle.

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:50:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6014255Not a fan of either team. I watched McVay in the postgame and he seams like a smart guy with the right attitude. His coaching has turned that team around and the Rams look set up to be good for a long time. He impressed me.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 17:45:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6014167Rams need to protect the ball obviously.
What really surprised me was how easily the Falcons DBs shut down the Rams wide outs. You just shouldn’t be able to play man coverage against NFL quality receivers like they did. Either they need to seriously upgrade their personnel or change their offensive game planning.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:32:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6014030Rams failed on so many areas in the game.
1. Field was a disgrace.
2. Fans were there as Squirrel Head gave out tickets to fill the bowl. However,
it was less than a playoff atmosphere.
3. McVay was unprepared. Play calling was subject. Watkins was hardly targeted and
Austin didn’t play at all. Gurley wasn’t utilized on screens enough.
4. Falcons wore the Rams D line down in the third with two long running drives.
5. McVay and Sullivan called the plays at the line for Goof all year. In the
playoffs the Falcons exposed this by changing their D closer to the snap. Further,
the Falcons watched film to tackle Gurley down at the legs and keep him from
making yards after contact. Atlanta played playoff football and knew their
opponent. The Rams didn’t do their homework. Did they even scout Atlanta?
6. McVay should have played Goof, Gurley, against the 49rs. Goof still needs the
reps and the off weak hurt their opening performance.
7. The Rams have an aging OL, contracts with Watkins and Donald and work to do in
the secondary and DE. Are they a playoff team next year?
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 16:07:38 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013955Not to blame the refs, because the Falcons played a better game, but the refs were terrible.
Donald was hog-tied all night and facemasked once, but never drew a flag. There was potential of a safety on one occasion.
Watkins was mugged in the end zone on the 4th down pass.
And that was clearly “assisting the runner” (a 10 yard penalty) when Mack through Freeman into the endzone.

Announcers said the refs didn’t want to decide the game, but, well, they might have.

The Rams have a young team they will be back next season. The Falcons have a great chance next weekend.
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Tavon Austin 28 next year
Mark Barron 29
Brockers 29 + Knee
Barwin 31
Donald 27
Trumaine Johnson 29
Ogletree 27
Quinn 28
Saffold 30
Sullivan 33
Whitworth 37

Silence of the Rams.. next year, lol
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Next year they’ll be back to 8-8

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 15:23:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013865Thanks for coming Rams. You’re another one-year fluke like the 2015 Cardinals. Prepare to come crashing back to 8-8 reality next year. The Seahawks would have won the division this year even with all the injuries if they just had a league average kicker who make a 38-yard field goal. They will re-take the division next year easily.

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:08:53 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013758And I for one am getting really tired of the replays on “catches” that are slightly juggled as the receiver is hitting the ground. If it takes longer than 30 seconds to try to review what happened, then just go with the call on the field an quit delaying the game.
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if the ball never hits the ground, i dont care if it rolls the length of the players body – it should be a damn catch.
WWNFL is ripe for a competitor that actually gives the fans what they want – FOOTBALL not CSI Pigskin!
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 14:00:38 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013741Where are all those courageous talking heads that were pushing Wilson and Gurley for MVP because Brady only ended the season on an 11-1 streak as the number one seed. There’s “contrarian”, “look at me” and “I hate the Patriots” reasons for picks that passed on Brady as MVP. I prefer logic and results driven value.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:55:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013733Not enough talent and lack of experience.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:35:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013705The RAMS have been in LA for 2 Seasons now, there is NO EXCUSE for field condition being that bad for any game, LET ALONG A PLAYOFF!!! They and all future Teams who offer such field conditions should be FINED 10 times more than putting in a decent Field would cost!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:25:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013684“how’s the future working out for ya Todd…”

A year or two away from becoming the highest paid HB in the game….and he didn’t risk injury in a meaningless game. Working out fine if you ask me.

Even if he doesn’t really believe in it, Belichick has rested starters before so there’s no point in continually bringing that up.

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 13:12:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013660Rams defense gets soft when you start running the ball down their throat. Eagles and Vikings did the same thing to them.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:57:38 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013641Atlanta looks good enough to make the SuperBowl … and choke away a 3 touchdown lead in the second half again.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:48:20 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013631Matty Ice (Matt Ryan) is a Top 10 quarterback, but that won’t be enough to get past either the Saints/Brees or Cam-rolina which are better teams with more weapons on both O & D.

One thing is for sure, just like the Saint Louie — oops! — L.A. Rams, the Philly Eagles too will be “one and done.” lol

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:39:16 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013616There is no such thing as “momentum”, either in game or from game to game. Momentum or a lack thereof did not cause Cooper to fumble two kicks. Cooper played in the preceding game.

Momentum did not cause the long winning streaks by the Warriors in the NBA, or the Packers winning streak to make the playoffs last year. Teams win because they have better players, preparation, and coaching, along with some lucky breaks. The amorphous concept of momentum has nothing to do with it.

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:26:50 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013604People don’t give the Falcons as much credit as they deserve. They had a few rough spots this season, but the played the toughest schedule of anyone in the post season, both conferences. They are going to be hard to beat in the playoffs. I think the Saints will represent the NFC in the SB, but the Falcons will play them tough in the NFCCG.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:22:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013602We also learned the “experts” don’t know crap.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:16:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013599Antonio Brown has about 100 yards more than Julio and he is All Pro.

Looks like the NFC champ may come from the NFC South this year. All 3 teams have a better chance than Philadelphia. They just have to beat Minnesota.

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 12:14:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013596Regarding the field conditions, Atlanta HC Quinn explained that OC Sarkisian had warned that the Coliseum field tends to develop condensation. So It appears that laying a new field really had nothing to do with the situation. It is difficult to see how this issue could have been avoided.
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:51:03 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013583You don’t mention the 2 fumbled kicks that led to 10 points for the Falcons, those surely significantly impacted the game.

And I for one am getting really tired of the replays on “catches” that are slightly juggled as the receiver is hitting the ground. If it takes longer than 30 seconds to try to review what happened, then just go with the call on the field an quit delaying the game.

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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 11:00:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013548I passed on the second half, how many times did Pharoah cough up the ball after halftime?
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Sun, 07 Jan 2018 07:37:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2504097#comment-6013521But the Rams spoiled the party. – Really? Are you sure about that one?
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